vacA genotypes and genetic diversity in clinical isolates of Helicobacter pylori

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 139-145

  Han, Shan Rui ^a   Schreiber, Hans Joachim ^a   Bhakdi, Sucharit ^a   Loos, Michael ^a   Maeurer, Markus J ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAGELLIN; UREASE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIODIVERSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

HELICOBACTER PYLORI;

EID: 0031949482     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/cdli.5.2.139-145.1998     Document Type: Article

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